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Password policy

Password complexity is configurable through a system-wide password policy setting. Exivity supports the following policies:

PolicyRules
Length checkPasswords must be at least 8 characters long.
Length and dictionary checkMust pass rules above. Passwords must not be among the most common passwords (top 50.000).
Length, dictionary and entropy checkMust pass rules above. Passwords must have a Shannon entropy value of at least 3.5.

To apply your desired password policy:

  1. Go to Administration > Settings > System
  2. Select your choice from the dropdown menu:

Password policy configuration

  1. Click Update to apply your changes.